Ann Arbor Area Community News

This weekend, Madison House will be hosting Madisonfest, featuring every local band who couldn’t hide fast enough when Brandon came looking. The event will be the final Madison House show ever, and will be a benefit for the East Quad Music Co-op, 826michigan youth writing center, and community gardening group Growing Hope.

Full schedules are available on Upcoming.org; Friday’s show will be at the West Park bandshell, with afterparty at the Blind Pig; Saturday and Sunday shows at Madison House, with Sunday afterparty at Leopold Bros.

Ahem, uh, Murph, I really think enough folks would be showing up to this as-is… it’s not that big of a yard.

P.S. Young Urban Amateur: since it’s mostly acoustic and shows end at a decent hour (and I’ve few immediate neighbors), we’ve had almost no problems with the neighborhood. However, I am moving to New York. Don’t worry, other fine folks such as Dale will still be there.

P.S. no, we aren’t charging any admission to the Park, and there’s no amplification, so we aren’t holding any sort of special, noisy event that would require some sort of permit. It is just a few folks hanging out in the park, except that a few of them might happen to have an acoustic guitar.

This sounds awesomely fun. And what a great time of year to do it (could we ask for better weather?).

Also, FYI all you party people who may be Ypsi inclined, Six Foot Poles, a local classic rock band (think Beatles, Smithereens, Van Morrison) is doing a benefit concert for SOS Community Services on Saturday, August 26th from 8-12 at Andrew’s on 517 Cross Street in Ypsi.

There is no cover, all donations will go to SOS. Must be 21.

Check out the Six Foot Poles website at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dbrzez28/Pages/SFPSetListFull.html

Please note the Saturday festivities will be preceded by a yard sale at the Madison House, 9am to 11 or so. All the sweet stuff grad students can’t do without. I’ve got a table saw and a manual typewriter up for grabs.

I thought the Easy Street sidewalk issue was worth a thread here. I heard the decision by council was delayed until 8/23.

The News reports today that “baby blankets are a labor of love for 4-H members”, but there isn’t really much room for debate or discussion there. Unless, of course, one of the pro-development, puppy-smashing baby-haters wants to argue that this is a mis-alocation of funds or something.

Other than that, I guess we’re all just anxiously awaiting reports on the return of students and their overstuffed porch furniture.

I love it that Scott’s in Thailand and still knows more about Easy Street than probably half the jackasses who woke up on Easy Street this morning. And doubtless holds a more enlightened opinion on the subject than two-thirds of them.

I’m fixin to go fourwheelin around Easy Street, seein as it’s the countryside and all.

Damn. I keep meaning to make on e of these things you run. I probably hate half the acts you booked. But I’ll bet there are some I’d nevre hear otherwise who are keepers. Boatload o’ bands. The work!! Brandon, do you sleep or eat or work or things like this??? I guess it’s do or die so I’ll try to fall by.

Anyhow, thanks for all the concert stuff. I don’t get there as much as I should, but I love West Park bandshell shows of any kind. Gospel to the community band. It’s people like you doing this kind of thing that are keeping AnnArbor’s traditional music scene growing from the bottom, not just a place where suburbanites come to see the big names play at the Hill or Mich.

To whom it may concern:
Permission to use the title WE ARENOT AT A FUNERAL has not been granted so the title of
the Madisonfest Documentary is simply MADISONFEST : A Documentary.
A Free screening of the doc will be held at the bluish barn in Ann Arbor and will be open to the public. The bands who played are all invited to attend and to bring their friends and family.
www.bluishbarn.com is their web site